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Sink It for Reddit

Shares rank 62 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders

People recommend it as a broader-support alternative to RES that makes Reddit's interfaces usable, including old Reddit on mobile, though one critic calls that only an ok job.

People recommend it as a broader-support alternative to RES that makes Reddit's interfaces usable, including old Reddit on mobile, though one critic calls that only an ok job.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Broader Reddit UI support than RES

    “It's similar to RES with broader support for all the different Reddit UIs”

    Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)”
  • Makes old Reddit usable on mobile

    “does an ok job of making old Reddit usable on mobile”

    Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe”
  • Helps mitigate Reddit's unwanted changes

    “an iOS safari extension that helps mitigate their bs”

    Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Every Fucking Website”

Other browser extensions people recommend

The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Sink It for Reddit compared with 4 alternatives
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SponsorBlock137497%13—Approved
Firefox Multi-Account Containers761385%107.5 yrs3 ownersApproved
NoScript611185%1210 yrs4 ownersApproved
Claude in Chrome534256%9——
Sink It for RedditThis page50100%3——
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What people said

3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“an iOS safari extension that helps mitigate their bs”

RecommendsComment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Every Fucking Website”

“does an ok job of making old Reddit usable on mobile”

MixedComment from 23 Jul 2026 in “So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe”

“It's similar to RES with broader support for all the different Reddit UIs”

RecommendsComment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.